War is the only place where a man lives.
GEORGE S. PATTONMoral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men.
More George S. Patton Quotes
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Success in war depends on the golden rules of war: speed, simplicity, and boldness.
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Many soldiers are led to faulty ideas of war by knowing too much about too little.
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May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won’t.
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If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking.
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Pressure makes diamonds.
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There is nothing more pathetic and futile than a general who lives long enough to explain a defeat.
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A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
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Say what you mean and mean what you say.
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If a man does his best, what else is there?
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The soldier is the Army. No army is better than its soldiers. The Soldier is also a citizen. In fact, the highest obligation and privilege of citizenship is that of bearing arms for one’s country.
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When in doubt, ATTACK!
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Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory.
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Better to fight for something than live for nothing.
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Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.
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Give me an Army of West Point graduates and I’ll win a battle. Give me a handful of Texas Aggies and I’ll win a war.
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